18 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I still think Ted has more chemistry with Shanice then with June

:P

7 hours ago, Chris B said:

I remember Sheila Ducksworth did say that the vast majority of Michele's bible would make it to air. One thing we do know changed is Karla mentioned Andre/Dani became a bigger thing due to the chemistry. My guess is that originally Andre/Ashley were the end game couple and Derek would've become a villain as a result. There seemed to be some hints to him going to the dark side but that has largely went away.

I KNEW IT!!!!

I've been said the story was going to be Dani/Bill/Hayley. And how the story was developed Hayley was clearly a spoiler since Dani and Bill got more development (and side stories) than her. Dani/Andre was a happy accident (that and @kalbir were on board for from go) and the show realized that. Loved it or hated it, people were talking about it. And now, just about everyone has come around to it. Lightning in a bottle. And now it's Bill/Dani/Andre and audience is still talking AND still split. Love it. Add on The Hamilton Widow © @Maxim doing Kristen Dimera circa late 90s and the story has so much legs.

I would say the same for Andre/Ashley and have said that as well. And the audience...WAS...NOT...HAVING...IT. Though I did love the Dark Derek storyline (and I believe Vee called that happening from go), it did turn abruptly back to Aw Shooms Derek again quick.

Good to see this show can course correction. And some confirmation it did in the case of Dani/Andre.

17 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Dani/Andre was a happy accident (that and @kalbir were on board for from go) and the show realized that. Loved it or hated it, people were talking about it. And now, just about everyone has come around to it. Lightning in a bottle.

Whether it was planned or not, Andre/Dani were off the charts heat generating from the first week.

11 hours ago, Vee said:

Why not? They need to tie off the Carlton thread.

I thought the Carlton thread was tied off when Nicole told him she wasn't interested in anything romantic and just wanted to be friends. If they wanted to return to the coupling, they should have written those scenes differently.

10 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I thought the Carlton thread was tied off when Nicole told him she wasn't interested in anything romantic and just wanted to be friends. If they wanted to return to the coupling, they should have written those scenes differently.

Except Carlton is still at Garland Memorial. If Nicole gets involved with Rollins they should address the Carlton in the room. I think this is a plot beat doing that. She tries it on with him now that Rollins has piqued her interest re: getting back out there as a single woman, and it doesn't work out. Done.

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11 minutes ago, Vee said:

Except Carlton is still at Garland Memorial. If Nicole gets involved with Rollins they should address the Carlton in the room. I think this is a plot beat doing that. She tries it on with him now that Rollins has piqued her interest re: getting back out there as a single woman, and it doesn't work out. Done.

I hear you on that. It's possible the previews of Nicole and Carlton are misleading, and that this "date" with Carlton will cement that there's nothing romantic between them.

5 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:

I hear you on that. It's possible the previews of Nicole and Carlton are misleading, and that this "date" with Carlton will cement that there's nothing romantic between them.

They clearly intend Greg Vaughan for her. I suspect this is just tying the Carlton thread off, or they may try using Carlton as a spoiler for awhile (which is fine).

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10 hours ago, Chris B said:

One thing we do know changed is Karla mentioned Andre/Dani became a bigger thing due to the chemistry.

Yes I saw where Karla said that! I was too busy to post the interview or comment at the time. When I saw that, I thought, Aha!

1 hour ago, Vee said:

They clearly intend Greg Vaughan for her. I suspect this is just tying the Carlton thread off, or they may try using Carlton as a spoiler for awhile (which is fine).

Since Greg Vaughan is not on contract, I fear we might see him about as often as we see Cady McClain. Appearing about two days each month, and seeming to be a very important character, then disappearing for another month -- over and over again. That doesn't work for Cady's character and it won't work for Greg's character. TPTB can't build a believable romance between Nicole and Kial under those circumstances.

6 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Since Greg Vaughan is not on contract, I fear we might see him about as often as we see Cady McClain.

Highly doubt it. They have heavily hyped him up for months. I suspect he will be as 'recurring' as Jon Lindstrom, who may as well be on contract.

4 minutes ago, Vee said:

Highly doubt it. They have heavily hyped him up for months. I suspect he will be as 'recurring' as Jon Lindstrom, who may as well be on contract.

I hope you are correct.